Last week took place the Atlas Classics Rally at Morocco, an event that combines the taste of adventure and competition with an admirable humanitarian work. The adventure is a journey through Morocco driving popular and at least twenty years old classics and off-road vehicles.

We have left our mark among the memories, adventures and anecdotes of the Rally: the Subaru Legacy of our beloved Jorge and Beatriz worn the SpotModel logo on its bodywork

Next year, there will be more SpotModel in this fantastic Rally for sure!!

Finally we have on our workbench one of those magic products that make our scale modeling lifes much easier. We are talking about the Colle21, a cyanoacrylate glue that has the peculiarity of being "anaerobic".

This wonder has several peculiarities: it offers very good results in terms of stress, impact and vibration resistance, it is very fluid, it dries quickly as it does with cyanoacrylate adhesives, also offers good resistance to chemical and environmental aging, and the most important thing is that we are going to achieve the correct positioning of parts, especially those small ones, knowing that we have aaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the time we need for planning and positioning them, since the glue does not dry while handling, but only when the parts are put together!!!

We can't be any happier, and we have it available for you at SpotModel!!!!

For those who doesn't know it yet, AK Interactive is devoted to providing solutions to our modelers' problems about the appearance and finish of the models. They offer an extensive range of acrylic paints, pigments, and finishing, aging and dirt effects.

In addition, they have some fantastic books on how to work with metallic paints. And if that's not enough, they have just released "Damagez", a magazine that teaches us how to age any model, under any circumstances or with any effect. It is published in both English and Spanish, and is packed with awesome pictures

As you can imagine we have not been able to resist incorporating AK Interactive products into SpotModel. Are you ready to sin?

The genius of Colin Chapman gave birth to an utterly bold machine under the name of Lotus Type 88. And what was so special about it? The 88 used a clever entirely portable secondary chassis, resting on top of the true chassis, that reduced its floor height to as low as 6 or 7 cm once the studied and calculated critical velocity was reached, pushing down this chassis towards the solid body enough to barely touch the track and generate the ground effect this way. In addition, it didn't have a spoiler or rear wing, which resulted in less drag

But the solution didn't work as well as it should: only three races were enough to prove that the idea had to be improved, but much more couldn't be done to overcome the technical problems, since the regulation changed and the use of this solution was forbidden

The guys at Ebbro have made a hole in their catalogue and recreated this technical marvel in 1/20 scale, and we already have it at SpotModel waiting for you. Do you fancy the challenge?

Many of you have asked us during these years for the "all open" scale model of Ford's most iconic machine of the 1960s. We have great news: FINALLY the legendary all open kit in 1/43 scale of the Ford GT 40 is being reissued by Profil

To celebrate it, starting from today until Wednesday May 25th at 23:59 CET, we offer you a 5% discount in eeeeevery Profil product. To get it, just type the promocode FORDGT40 when placing your order 8-D

Every one knows: "old rockers never die". Who didn't build the Ford Escort with the transparent body by Esci 35 years ago? I can see it on the shelf right from my chair: it was my very first assembly of a rally car :'-)

A few years later, Revell reissued Esci's kit right as the century changed. Even though, they still are hard to find "treasures", and if you are lucky enough to get one, the decals would be really ruined... but anyway hold on to them, because they represent the machine that most rallies have Won in racing history.

And suddenly, early this year, Italeri gave us the best news when they announced the new release of the Ford Escort Mk. II kit... Oh yeah! Now you can preorder at SpotModel, with arrival estimated by early July

It already smells like summer on these latitudes... (sigh) We're not sure if you like it, but WE LOVE SUMMER. Days are longer, and it seems that the routine gives us a break and leaves us a little more time for recreation, which of course in our case we prefer to spend in our favorite hobby ))

So, to the point: summer is for ... building scale models like maniacs!!! And we celebrate its imminent arrival with a 10% discount on any orders over 70 euros placed from today until Wednesday June 8th at 23:59 CET, typing the promotional code SUMMER2017 during checkout.

Back in the 60s Honda engineers began to show the world what they were capable of, and as result they gave birth a a six-cylinder and almost 60 hp beast created from just a quarter of a liter of fuel. Awesome!!

Not long ago we were able to see the bike in person and enjoy its sound. That sound of her six individual exhaust at full throttle ridiculizes any current Formula 1 (SpotModel word).

Tamiya gave us back this old glory in scale model form some time ago, and now Model Factory Hiro brings us one of their essential graphic references about the RC166 and her sister, the RC174 . We are not going to lie to you, it is REAAAALLY difficult to hold yourself back

There are some guys who do outdoor paintings, some of which are absolute works of art. Well, we have come a little closer to that scene for rescuing an authentic graffiti painting jewel by Molotow brand, known as "Liquid chrome".

It is a chrome paint, applicable with either airbrush or paint marker, and its finish is totally spectacular. It is also very easy to apply, featuring a great coverage, and without the need for any special primers. Just watch this video to see how it works and flip off!: https://youtu.be/OTuc4Karz58?t=117

Some time ago Belkits released the Volkswagen Polo WRC in the 1/24 scale. And now, for the delight of all us who love rallying, they have released two new versions of the kit, corresponding to the official team cars just like they raced at the Montecarlo Rally in 2015 and 2016.

The three kits use the same parts and complements, but... these two new references include the very spectacular decorations of the red bull, printed in Italy by Cartograf. Seriously: A W E S O M E.

Sad news came out yesterday: the 12 + 1 times motorcycling world champion, Ángel Nieto, finally passed away after not overcoming the injuries suffered in a traffic accident.

In his laurel and glory days, the name of Ángel Nieto made all Spaniards realize that we could be champions beyond our borders. He was a pioneer in bringing the name of Spain to the top of the worldwide racing: with him, the dream of Spanish athletes touching the skies nowadays began.

After thrilling many of us riding his bike, he got off but never left the arena. As a motorcycle world championship sportscaster, he taught to a few generations of us how to love this sport as he did.

A true legend left us, and at SpotModel we didn't want to miss the chance of saying goodbye.

Because you never know ... when in the wee hours of the morning, lost and absorbed in those delicious moments that only your beloved hobby like few others give you, suddenly you realize that you are going to need more glue to continue... or when, suddenly, you find out that they have just reissued the model you longed for and that it is flying out of the shelves... or when, in a fit of satisfaction, you decide to give yourself that fancy something you have earned by far...

For all this, we are always there, any day, at any time, so that you can come to us with any "urgency"

We love modeling, we love those fast machines, the four, the two or the eighteen wheels, we love what we do and just because of that, not only it is not a burden, but instead we are absolutely delighted to do it!

This sexy English machine appeared in 1988 with its striking purple, yellow and white colors, participating in eleven races and winning six of them. She made everyone's jaws drop, and even today just remembering her makes it drop again

Almost thirty years later, and not on the tarmac but on our workbench, we can find her again in 1/43 scale, in a delicate as silk kit made by MFH, which on this occasion delights us with the reproduction of the XJR that won at Le Mans in 1988 and the version that raced in 1989. And, along with them, they also we bring us several versions of 917 in 1/43.
You have them all at SpotModel!!

Raise your hand those of you who ever, by accident, destroyed a decal, scratched a glass, lost some tiny little part, or split a bodywork in half... Wow, there are more than a few hands raised out there!

Without a doubt, we have all gone through these problematic moments, and that's because being a patient, delicate, meticulous and detailed modeler doesn't mean that, from time to time, "we don't make a complete mess"...

But don't worry!!!! At SpotModel we are launching the new "Spare Parts" category for your models, where we will gradually add lots of spare parts references. Don't you just love it?